Thursday, August 14

Breakfast

Cereal, milk, handful of blueberries

Lunch

Peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, small apple

Dinner

Half an avocado, three pieces of bacon, cucumber and lettuce salad, small apple

Prepared all three meals first thing in the morning, and didn't realise how time-consuming the process would be. The bacon for the salad was dry and burnt, but I sprinkled it on top of the salad anyway, determined not to waste a thing. I leave my house in Somerset at 8.35 a.m. and arrive ten minutes late for work.

On my ride into Hamilton some of the milk packed in a Thermos spilt, I used what little I had left for the cereal.

Around 6.31 p.m. I feel unsatisfied, the final meal, a salad didn't stand well at the end of the day and was rather soggy and unenjoyable.

Friday, August 15

Breakfast

Cereal, milk

Lunch

Nothing

Dinner

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Got up a little bit earlier to prepare my meals but then I forgot my sandwich and apples on the counter. At work around 3.26 p.m. I have a headache and feel drained. I didn't eat anything until I got home that evening around 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 16

Breakfast

Cereal, milk and small apple

Lunch

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, handful of blueberries, two small apples

Dinner

Popcorn

Had to take lunch with me to town, rather than pick up a meal on the go. The rest of my family went to Pickled Onion while I opted to have a glass of tap water. I was miserable and disagreeable for the entire duration of lunch.

Sunday, August 17

Breakfast

Cereal, milk, rest of blueberries

Lunch

Two apples with peanut butter

Dinner

Large bowl of spaghetti and four large meatballs

I feel like my body is getting used to eating less or not eating as regularly as before. More than anything I miss the luxuries I had with eating- the convenience of being able to eat what I wanted when I wanted.

Monday, August 18

Breakfast

Cereal, milk

Snack, two small apples

Lunch

Salad (lettuce, cucumber)

Dinner

Spaghetti and four, large meatballs

Cheat: cupcakes

I made cupcakes for a co-worker's sabbatical and had to give them a taste test.

Tuesday, August 19

Same as before, minus the cup cakes.

The spaghetti I made over the weekend was my saving grace, it fed me for three days and was very filling. I do miss having my favourite foods and struggle to eat for survival instead of enjoyment. Most of my groceries have run out-cereal, milk, blueberries, pasta, ground beef, pasta sauce and cucumbers- and I have to get more creative with my meals for the next day.

Wednesday, August 20

Breakfast

Half a peanut butter and bacon sandwich, small apple

Lunch

Other half of sandwich, small apple, plain lettuce leaves

Dinner

Chicken thighs, broccoli, pumpkin

They say never go grocery shopping when you are hungry, but I try and stick to my shopping list. There is still some food left over from the week before, including broccoli, chicken thighs, pumpkin, two bags of popcorn, rice, peanut butter and jam.